Difference between revisions of "Distribution requirement"
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| − | A '''distribution requirement''' is a means of getting students to take a certain number of elected classes within given areas. The [[Columbia College]] [[Core Curriculum]], while stipulating that CC students take some specific classes, also contains a number of distribution requirements, such as the stipulation students take a class fulfilling the criteria for [[Major Cultures]]. [[Barnard]]'s [[Nine Ways of Knowing]] curriculum includes one tailor-made course and an elaborate distribution requirement. Many college [[majors]] and graduate program curricula also stipulate distribution requirements for the awarding of credit. | + | A '''distribution requirement''' is a means of getting students to take a certain number of elected classes within given areas. The [[Columbia College]] [[Core Curriculum]], while stipulating that CC students take some specific classes, also contains a number of distribution requirements, such as the stipulation students take a class fulfilling the criteria for [[Major Cultures]]. [[Barnard College|Barnard]]'s [[Nine Ways of Knowing]] curriculum includes one tailor-made course and an elaborate distribution requirement. Many college [[majors]] and graduate program curricula also stipulate distribution requirements for the awarding of credit. |
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Latest revision as of 14:26, 21 May 2013
A distribution requirement is a means of getting students to take a certain number of elected classes within given areas. The Columbia College Core Curriculum, while stipulating that CC students take some specific classes, also contains a number of distribution requirements, such as the stipulation students take a class fulfilling the criteria for Major Cultures. Barnard's Nine Ways of Knowing curriculum includes one tailor-made course and an elaborate distribution requirement. Many college majors and graduate program curricula also stipulate distribution requirements for the awarding of credit.
